Bath spray brush



March 12, 1935. L, WEBSTER 1,994,413

BATH SPRAY BRUSH Filed Feb. 4, 1953 Patented Mar. 12, 1935 A 1 UNITED ,STATES. PATENT" OFFICE (BATH SPRAY BR SH; Luther ThomasnWebsten; Evansville, Application February 4, 1933, SeiialNo. 855,246

g 2 Claims. (01. 4 -184) This invention relates to a bath spray brush plurality of spray holes 16 leading to the front and has for an object to provide an improved face thereof from a cavity 17 formed within brush which may be permanently or temporarily thebody 12. h i attached to the bath tub in a position to simul- Passing through the brush and spray portiontaneously bathe or brush the bathers back. 14 of the brush 11 is a water pipe 18 which 5 A further objectof this invention is to proserves both as ameans for spraying water into vide an improved bath spray brush which may the cavity 17 through the holes 19 leading to be permanently secured in a bath tub and which the inside of the pipe 18 and also as a securing will serve to spray water on the bathers back means for permanently holding the brush 11 or other parts of his body simultaneously with in the tub-10. The inside end of the pipe 18 is 10 the brushing operation thereof. formed into an enlarged flange 20, while the A further object of this invention is to provide outside end of the pipe 18 is threaded as at a bath spray brush which may be quickly and 21 where it passes through a packing 22 in the easily attached to and detached from any contub 10 to be secured by an elbow 23 to a water 5 ventional type of bath tub and which will be supply pipe 24. supported therein by means of one or more Obviously any appropriate means such as fauvacuum cups. cets or the like may be supplied for controlling Still a further object of this invention is to the flow and current of water of the pipe 24 provide a bath spray brush which may be first into the pipe 18 and brush 11.

go covered with soap suds so as to brush soap onto A nut 25 on the said end 21 of pipe 18 tigltdifferent parts of the anatomy of the bather ened up against the outside of the packing 22 and then may be used to spray water on the of the tub 10 serves to hold the pipe 18 and same parts while the brushing operation is conhence the brush 11 securely in position. tinued to thereby wash off the soap in a cleans- When in operation the tub 10 will .usually be ing operation. at least half full of water, and it is for this 25 With the foregoing and other objects in view, reason that the cavity 17, which leads the water as will hereinafter become apparent, this invenpressure from the pipe 18 through the spray tion comprises the constructions, combinations opening 16, does not extend any lower than and arrangements of parts, hereinafter set forth, shown.

disclosed and shown on the accompanying draw A cake of soap may be rubbed over the bristles 30 ing. In this drawing, 13 to provide a good soap'suds, and then the Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bath tub, bather on leaninghis back against the brush 11 partly broken away to show the spray brush may thoroughly soap and brush the same while applied. 7 the water supply is cut off. Thereafter the Figure 2 is a front elevation of the bath spray water supply is turned on at a convenient faucet 35 brush. and the soap suds will be washed off the brush Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on the line and off the bathers back, taking with it all the 3-3 of Figure 2. perspiration, grime, etc. collected thereon and Figure 4 is a modification of the invention, scrubbing and rinsing the bathers back or other showing the same detachably applied to the bath parts of his anatomy as maybe desired. 40 tub by means of vacuum cups. The form of invention just described is espe- Figure 5 is another modification of the invencially intended for permanently attaching to the tion showing the same applied by means of one tub. It is recognized, however, that there are large vacuum cup. many bath tubs to which it would not be de- There is shown at 10 in Figure 1 a bath tub sirable to permanently attach such a brush, 45 to which a permanently attached form of this and it is to fulfill this purpose that the other bath spray brush 11 has been secured. The form of this invention, shown in Figures 4 and body 12 of this brush 11 is preferably made of 5, is provided. rubber or other suitable material and has a The bath tub 30 shows a conventional bath plurality of groups of bristles 13 secured at the tub already installed in a bath room. The bath 50 front face thereof preferably by vulcanizing sp ay brush 31 has a plurality of vacuum 1 when the body 12 is of rubber. 32 and 33 secured on the bottom thereof. A

The body 12 is divided into an upper brush water supply pipe 34, preferably of rubber, is and spray portion 14 and a lower brush portion connected to the cavity 35 in the brush 31 for 15. The brush and spray portion 14 has a supplying 'water behind the bath brush spray 55 opening 36. The pipe 34 will have a plurality of vacuum cups 37 for securing the same along the sides of the tub, the other end of the pipe 34 being temporarily attached to the conventional bath tub water supply in a conventional manner. 7 a

In Figure 5 the brush 31 is shown as having a single large vacuum cup 38 taking the place of the plurality of four vacuum cups 32 and 33 in order to secure the brush 31 to-thejba'ck end of the tub 30. As will be apparent, the brush llj 01-31 will be secured to the opposite end of the bath tiild from the end at which the conventional water supply enters. Obviously the pressure of the spray coming from the spray holes 1611f brush 11 or spray hose 36 of brush 30 depends upon v the pressure of the water supplyand'the control means operated for allowing the water supiture of this invention, what is claimed is:

' 1. As a unitary article of manufacture, a bath spray brush comprising a body and brushing surface on said body, said body having-a water pressure supply cavity therein, means connecting; said cavity to said brushing surface and a single means for securing said body to a bath tub and for supplying water pressure to said cavity v v I '2' A bath spray brush comprising a body and brushing surface on said body, said body having connecting said cavity to said brushing surface is a-water pressuresupply cavity'therein, means and'a'single'means for securing said body to a c bathtub and for supplying water pressure to ing.

means locking said pipe in position in said open- LUTHER; Tl-IOMAS WEBSTER; 

